Data Governance Specialist

The Data Governance Specialist plays a critical role in ensuring the integrity, security, and compliance of enterprise data assets. This role supports the development and enforcement of data governance policies, procedures, and standards to improve data quality, security, and accessibility across AXOS. The Data Governance Specialist is expected to collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to ensure data lifecycle is managed effectively across the organization.

Job Description

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement

Partners with Data Stewards, BU Data Owners, CISO, CDO, Chief Architect and Compliance groups to align data governance initiatives with business objectives.

Conduct technical training sessions to promote data governance awareness across the organization.

Operate as a spokesperson for Business Units and SME for Data Governance Technology team

Support DG Council and working groups by providing analysis, reports, insights and recommendations.

Participate and support any Data Governance / Data Management Internal, External and Regulatory audits

Data Governance and Policy Management

Support the development and maintenance of Enterprise Data Governance policies, standards, and procedures

Facilitate adoption of Data Governance principles/ technology across Business units

Lead Governance Model and Framework initiatives

Technology & Tools Support

Assist in the implementation and maintenance of data governance tools.

Support Data lineage, Data cataloging, and Master Data Management (MDM) initiatives.

Data Quality & Integrity

Define and enforce data quality rules, metrics, and processes to improve data accuracy and consistency.

Collaborate with data owners and stewards to layout & lead the processes and procedures to resolve data quality issues.

Conduct data profiling and audits to identify anomalies and inconsistencies.

Metadata Management & Data Cataloging

Envision, Create, Maintain and Enhance enterprise data dictionaries, data lineage, and metadata repositories.

Assist in classifying and cataloging data assets to enhance discoverability and usability.

Troubleshoot data governance related system issues or outages; determine root causes and resolve issues.

Enable self-service discovery of trusted data/ business assets

Required Key Knowledge Skills/ Experience

• Comfortable working in a Scrum/Agile Environment
• Superior problem-solving skills, self-motivation, and the capacity to work under pressure and tight deadlines
• Strong customer focus, excellent problem solving and analytical skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Ability to work independently under minimal supervision and strong track record of setting and meeting delivery commitments
• Capable of setting aggressive goals and pre-define KPIs for self and team members alike

Desired Career Experience

• 3+ years of experience in data governance, data management, data quality, or a related role.
• Hands-on experience with data governance tools (e.g., Collibra, Alation, Informatica Axon, Talend).
• Experience across DG, DQ, MDM, Responsible AI, MLOps, FinOps, etc.
• Certifications in data governance or data management (e.g., CDMP, DCAM).

Education requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering or related field